Improvement in calendar-inkstands



G. R. G. JONES.

CALENDAR INKSTAND. 110.176.183. iatented Apri1 18,1876.

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GEORGE E. G. JONES, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

IMPROVEMENT IN CALENDAR-INKS I'ANDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 176,183, dated April18, 1876; application filed August 12, 1875.

To all whom "it may concern Be it knownthatl, GEORGE E. G.- JONES, ofMemphis, county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Inkstands with Calendar at tached, ofwhich the following is a specifica' tion:

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof a calendarinkstand, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, whichforms a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a sideelevation of an inkstand embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of the same.

A represents the well or glass portion of an inkstand, molded in anysuitable form, and inclosed within a jacket, B, of paper, metal, orother suitable material. In the exterior surface of the well A aremolded three grooves for the reception of three calendarrings, G, D, andE, which may be made of paper, metal, or other suitable material, andalso inclosed by the jacket B. On the outside of the top ring G areprinted or otherwise affixed the names of the seven days of the week,and between such names the ring is provided with perforations X for theapplication of a pin, the end of a pen-holder, or other similarinstrument for turning the same. On the middle ring D are the numbers 1to 31, and on the bottom ring E are the names of the twelve months inthe year, and these rings are also, between said numbers and names,provided with perforations X, as described, for the top ring D. In thejacket B are openings to a,

corresponding with the size of the various names and figures on therings, including the perforations on each side thereof, so that therings can easily be moved and show the name or figure of'one day, date,and month only at a time. The rings 0 D E are, of course, movableindependent of each other, and the two top rings 0 D are to 'be setdaily, while the bottom ring E is to be set only on the first of eachmonth.

If desired, the calendar-rings may be arranged so as to be set only oncea month, in

which case there will be only one or two movable rings necessary, thesecond or third one being dispensed with. For instance, the dates maythen be arranged on the jacket in the usual form for monthly calendars,and the movable day-ring having the names of the day's arranged tocorrespond with the columns of figures.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

An inkstand, composed of any suitable material, and provided with aninternal ink-well, A, and exterior circumferential grooves, in themanner described, said grooves being I closed by calendar-rin gs C D E,provided with holes X, by means of which holes the said rings areoperated through suitable openings in an externaljacket B, the wholeoperating in the manner substantially as described, for the purposes setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I hereunto affixmy signature this 7th day of August, 1875.

GEO. R. G. JONES. Witnesses:

H. G. WILTON, ELDON R. RATHER.

